eash

See also: Eash

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish áes (compare Irish aois).

Noun

eash f (genitive singular eash, plural eashyn)

1. age

   Hooar eh eash vie. ― He died at a good old age.

   Ren eh roshtyn eash vooar. ― He reached a great age.

   T’ad jeh’n un eash. ― They are of an age.

2. century

   Synonym: keead

Derived terms

• bun-eashagh (“primeval”)
• co-eash (“coeval”, noun)
• co-eashagh, uneashagh (“coeval”, adjective)
• shenn-eashagh (“senile”)